distinct smell

collocation in English

meaningsofdistinctandsmell

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distinct
adjective
uk
/dɪˈstɪŋkt/us
/dɪˈstɪŋkt/
clearly noticeable; that ...
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smell
noun
uk
/smel/us
/smel/
the characteristic of something that can be recognized or noticed using ...
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(Definition ofdistinctandsmellfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdistinct smell

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The food often has quite adistinctsmell.
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We are talking about democracy, the democracy clause, but we detect adistinctsmellof oil and gas.
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Also in this area is a hidden aroma machine that emits adistinctsmellto build atmosphere.
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Pyrazine is a compound that, in addition to giving natt itsdistinctsmell, reduces the likelihood of blood clotting.
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There was adistinctsmellof diesel fuel at deck level, possibly due to her low-set twin funnels.
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Furthermore, drosophila trained to avoid one deuterated odorant also avoided other deuterated odorants, chemically unrelated, indicating that the deuterated bond itself had adistinctsmell.
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The food often has quite adistinctsmell.
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Also, there is adistinctsmellthat is given off from some speed glues when used.
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These imperfect, dysfunctional creatures have thedistinctsmellof metal, leather and the unbridled imagination of their creator.
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For this reason, odorizers are added to most fuel gases so that they may be detected by adistinctsmell.
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The final material is a solid with a dirty white to light brown color, a putty-like texture similar to modeling clay, and adistinctsmellof motor oil.
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They are recognisable by their distinct smells which place them in a category of their own in the plant world.
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